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Lakes Near Carbondale, Illinois

98 counted Illinois lakes sit within 60 miles of Carbondale - the largest is Mine Number 21 Reservoir at 17,062.04 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Mine Number 21 Reservoir	Franklin	30 mi	17,062.04 acres	-
Crab Orchard Lake	Williamson	7 mi	7,292.57 acres	-
Kinkaid Lake	Jackson	14 mi	2,332.92 acres	-
Lake of Egypt	Johnson	19 mi	2,129.02 acres	-
Baldwin Lake	Randolph	49 mi	1,874.85 acres	-
Horseshoe Lake	Alexander	41 mi	1,784.84 acres	-
Cedar Lake	Jackson	7 mi	1,614.59 acres	-
Little Grassy Lake	Williamson	8 mi	905.39 acres	-
Devils Kitchen Lake	Williamson	10 mi	711.91 acres	-
Centralia Reservoir	Marion	57 mi	645.08 acres	-
Campbell Lake	Jackson	15 mi	329.39 acres	-
Tower Island Chute	Jackson	17 mi	294.06 acres	-
Washington County Lake	Washington	39 mi	287.14 acres	-
Lake Centralia	Marion	58 mi	249.58 acres	-
Marion Reservoir	Williamson	14 mi	245.13 acres	-
Du Quoin Lake	Perry	24 mi	244.39 acres	-
New City Lake	Franklin	26 mi	205.53 acres	-
Pinckneyville Reservoir	Perry	28 mi	186.56 acres	-
Lake Moses	Franklin	28 mi	159.63 acres	-
West Frankfort Reservoir	Franklin	25 mi	158.64 acres	-
Harrisburg Reservoir	Saline	35 mi	158.42 acres	-
Lake Murphysboro	Jackson	10 mi	137.39 acres	-
East C Streamline Lake	Perry	30 mi	131.21 acres	-
Carbondale Reservoir	Jackson	2 mi	126.27 acres	-
Kinneman Lake	Massac	58 mi	107 acres	-
Eldorado Reservoir	Saline	40 mi	106.26 acres	-
Dutchman Lake	Johnson	23 mi	101.56 acres	-
West C Streamline Lake	Randolph	31 mi	99.34 acres	-
Glen Jones Lake	Saline	45 mi	98.45 acres	-
Lake Jaycee	Jefferson	48 mi	98.35 acres	-
Illinois Central Reservoir	Jefferson	48 mi	91.43 acres	-
Raw Water Reservoir	Jefferson	31 mi	87.97 acres	-
Snider Lake	Jackson	12 mi	85.25 acres	-
Hohman Lake	Massac	55 mi	82.04 acres	-
Miller Lake	Jefferson	50 mi	81.54 acres	-
Lake Glendale	Pope	37 mi	81.05 acres	-
Randolph County Lake	Randolph	36 mi	79.57 acres	-
Grand Lake	Alexander	44 mi	76.11 acres	-
L P Dolan Lake	Hamilton	50 mi	72.34 acres	-
Vienna Correctional Center Lake	Johnson	33 mi	71.11 acres	-
Spring Arbor Lake	Jackson	6 mi	66.47 acres	-
Allard Lake	Massac	55 mi	64.99 acres	-
Dongola Lake	Union	25 mi	63.51 acres	-
Eagle Number 1 Fresh Water Lake	Gallatin	54 mi	63.07 acres	-
Bluff Lake	Union	25 mi	61.53 acres	-
Sugar Creek Lake	Pope	37 mi	60.76 acres	-
Johnston City Lake	Williamson	20 mi	59.8 acres	-
Wolf Lake	Union	19 mi	59.8 acres	-
Valier Lake	Franklin	24 mi	57.32 acres	-
Lake McLeansboro	Hamilton	44 mi	57.16 acres	-
Chautauqua Lake	Jackson	5 mi	57.08 acres	-
Shirley Slough	Jackson	8 mi	54.36 acres	-
Elkville Reservoir	Jackson	10 mi	53.13 acres	-
Herrin Lake	Williamson	13 mi	52.39 acres	-
Round Pond	St. Clair	52 mi	51.65 acres	-
Herrin Reservoir	Williamson	10 mi	50.41 acres	-
Lovets Pond	Jackson	19 mi	50.16 acres	-
Tall Tree Lake	Johnson	23 mi	49.67 acres	-
New City Reservoir	Randolph	38 mi	45.47 acres	-
East Lake Impoundment	Jefferson	33 mi	45.22 acres	-

Showing the 60 largest of 98 counted lakes within 60 miles of Carbondale.

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake data; lake coordinates from the USGS NHD. Verified October 30, 2026.